G.R.E.A.T.

Gang Resistance Education and Training

G.R.E.A.T. is a life-skills competency program designed to provide students with the skills they need to avoid gang pressure and youth violence.

G.R.E.A.T.'s violence prevention curriculum helps students develop beliefs and practice behaviors that will help them avoid destructive behaviors.

This proven curriculum will teach the students:

Truths about gangs and violence

Roles in their families, schools and communities

Goal setting tips

How to make G.R.E.A.T. decisions

Communications skills

Empathy for others

Responding to peer pressure

Anger management

Resolving conflicts

History of the G.R.E.A.T. Program

G.R.E.A.T. originated through a combined effort of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix, Arizona. The effort was congressionally supported as part of ATF's Project Outreach.

The program originally began as a nine lesson middle-school curriculum. In early 1992 the first G.R.E.A.T. Officer Training was held, as well as the first Summer component in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1993, due to its success, the program was expanded nationwide. Between 1993-98, the program added the regional partners, a National Policy Board (NPB) as well as thousands of trained officers.

In 2000, the program underwent a curriculum review. This review was the result of a longitudinal study by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). This review enhanced the original program to 13 interactive, facilitation style lessons and reinforces the skills learned.

The new curriculum was piloted in 14 cities nationwide with overwhelming success.

G.R.E.A.T. Curriculum

Welcome to G.R.E.A.T.

Program introduction
Relationship between Gangs, Violence, Drugs and Crime